Apes vs Humans: Social Traditions – Monday 14th November 2016, 7pm
If you invited a chimpanzee or a monkey to a dinner party would he know how to behave? Probably not, but whilst greeting and welcoming guests, sharing food and solving problems are usually seen as social traditions unique to humans,…
Into the mind of the forgotten ape: bonobo behaviour and the evolution of language
This talk from Dr. Zanna Clay was held at Dundee Science Centre on Wednesday 11th April 2012 at 6pm. Despite being one of our closest living relatives, bonobos are still one of the least well understood of the great apes,…
Lefties vs Righties: Does which hand we use affect our behaviour? – Wed 14th April 2010
When we look at our hands they essentially look the same and the only real difference is that you probably use one more than the other to do things such as write. Right? Not really…. Our hand preference can…
Monkey business: what primates may tell us about ourselves? – 29th March 2010
What makes us human? How unique are we compared to our closest evolution relatives? This discussion looked at some of these primate species and what they may (or may not) show us about ourselves. It asked the audience to consider what…
